Don’t see the point in paying a premium for the same old Apple iPhone, with the same hardware, just a different (as in worse) exterior and a touch of added color? And are you drawn by the iPhone 5s, but can’t really afford it?

Then why not go for an iPhone 5? Sure, it’s old (by certain standards) and a few of your dumb friends will mock you for it… if they’ll find out. Remember, the iPhone 5 and 5s look virtually the same on the outside, so you can swing by Virgin Mobile, get yourself an uber-cool piece of mobile technology that everybody will think is the cream of the crop and save a couple of bucks in the process.

Plus, you can break free of contract restrictions, as Virgin only sells phones on prepaid plans, with no mandatory pacts.

All that being said, make it quick if you’re considering listening to my advice, as there’s a little web-exclusive deal going on as we speak. Namely, if you order a Virgin iPhone 5, you can get it for $405 in a 16 GB variation, $495 with 32 GB of storage and $585 in a 64 GB model. That’s 10% off list prices, but once again, hurry up, because the promo could expire any minute now.